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> [If a subject has a delicate surface to it, you do not want to go charging in there. You need to establish some kind of presence and understanding. I will say, Try to forget I'm here. I won't ask you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/if-a-subject-has-a-delicate-surface-to-it-you-do-not-want-to-go/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

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## More by William Albert Allard

> [Words and pictures can work together to communicate more powerfully than either alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/words-and-pictures-can-work-together-to-communicate-more-powerfully/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [I believe in the resonance and staying power of quiet photographs. These photographs required a certain seeing, but few special techniques, and no tricks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/i-believe-in-the-resonance-and-staying-power-of-quiet-photographs/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [All I need is my brains, my eyes and my personality, for better or for worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/all-i-need-is-my-brains-my-eyes-and-my-personality-for-better-or-for/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [Photography is a way of introducing people to other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/photography-is-a-way-of-introducing-people-to-other-people/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [What is right? Simply put, it is any assignment in which the photographer has a significant spiritual stake...spiritually driven work constitutes the core of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/what-is-right-simply-put-it-is-any-assignment-in-which-the/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [You have to care. You can't do good work if you don't care. That's not necessarily a strength, but it gives you strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/you-have-to-care-you-can-t-do-good-work-if-you-don-t-care-that-s-not/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [You've got to push yourself harder. You've got to start looking for pictures nobody else could take. You've got to take the tools you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/you-ve-got-to-push-yourself-harder-you-ve-got-to-start-looking-for/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/what-s-really-important-is-to-simplify-the-work-of-most-photographers/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [I think the best pictures are often on the edges of any situation, I don't find photographing the situation nearly as interesting as photographing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/i-think-the-best-pictures-are-often-on-the-edges-of-any-situation-i/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [If a subject has a delicate surface to it, you do not want to go charging in there. You need to establish some kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/if-a-subject-has-a-delicate-surface-to-it-you-do-not-want-to-go/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

> [In my photography, color and composition are inseparable. I see in color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-albert-allard/in-my-photography-color-and-composition-are-inseparable-i-see-in-color/)

[William Albert Allard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-albert-allard/)

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